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    hello everyone,

    with all these threads about production speed, i was wondering.... ive conducted this test myself and have noticed results..

    i read a article a few years back on music, and how it affects your self conscious, it was quite interesting.... it touched on many different bases but one that stood out for some reason, was on music tempo and eating... they did a study having people eat listening to faster paced music, (like death metal) and slower music, (like classical) they found the subjects listening to faster paced music ate much faster then the subjects listening to slower music... and the subjects listening to the slower music ate slower then those not listening to anything at all.... i started wondering how this would relate to other aspects of day to day life, and figured i would give tying a go...

    when im tying for production, i listen to dub step, (a type of bass heavy techno usually recorded at 115bpm) and find myself getting "lost," in my tying. by "lost," i mean fully flowing to a perfect rhythm in a state where i dont even realize im tying anymore, it becomes more of a meditation then production... and found that i can produce twice as many, if not more, consistent flies time and time again.

    when tying for fun, i tried put on "A Perfect Circle," (a band that falls into a softer, slower rock category) it makes great background music, and found find myself wrapping slower, and taking alot longer to make the same pattern consistently. ive noticed i dont have much creativity in creating new patterns as well.

    the flies while listening to either fast, or slow music, turn out the same quality. i have found however, i can concentrate better with dub step is playing, and i feel i am more creative with newer designs....

    i fond this phenomenon of the subconscious fascinating, how can one style cause concentration, and the other cause loss of creativity?

    i understand certain people cant concentrate to the same music, for example, country and i dont mix, for some reason it makes me anxious, almost to the point that i have to leave the room.

    has anyone else noticed, or experienced, music affecting their tying speed/quality?
    lack of creativity?
    or does anyone want to add any findings to this post?

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    Interesting. For some reason, I think I was more 'in tune' (pardon the pun) with the music when I was tying commercially. By the music, I mean late 50s, 60s and 70s solid gold. Since the music was slow, moderate, fast I've a feeling that it all evened out in the end. Pretty sure that when I heard songs that had a strong heavy beat, I tended to tye more precise and with a heavier hand. When tying for myself the music was more relaxing regardless of the speed or beat.

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    i've noticed im more comfortable tying sets of 10, instead of tying for my own box... (its been discussed time and time again, but im not sure what you consider commercial tying) to me, making, as an example, early black stones, 2 sets of 10, in 14 and 16, and not tying them again until the stock gets low is commercial tying.
    i tried listening to the faster paced music, and still came up slow for my own flies.... i guess im just wired wrong lol
    or maybe it has to do with pushing for better flies on the account that ill be the one loosing them...
    i dunno, subconscious...'s are weird, i just enjoy having the finger memory.... as long as your hands know what to do, your mind will follow.
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    Back when I pounded the pavement with friends every morning it was general accepted that if you listen to music and wanted a good run time, listen to something with a good quick beat too it. "You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me Lucille" is fine for drinking beer but will result in a slow run time.
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